"Foreign Exchange Student in Utah Found Safe After 'Cyber Kidnapping' Ordeal"

A foreign exchange student from Riverdale, Utah, who was believed to be kidnapped, has been found in Box Elder County. The case is suspected to be one of cyber kidnapping, where the student's family in China was sent a photo suggesting abduction and asked for a ransom, leading to the transfer of $80,000 to Chinese bank accounts. The student was located by police in a tent, cold and scared but alive, after being manipulated to isolate himself as part of the cyber kidnapping scheme. The investigation is ongoing, and authorities are working with the FBI, the US embassy in China, and Chinese officials to address this trend.